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ArchivesRe: Does anyone know anything about the name, Jaeger?
in reply to a message by Niamh Belle
Jaeger, or moreover Jäger with an "umlaut", is the common German word for "hunter". It occurs as a family name in German-speaking countries, but is not used as a given name there.
I think it is hard to really prove that the use of Jaeger as a given name in English is taken from the German word, but on the other hand it would be a strange coincidence if the two are not etymologically related at all, just written in the same way.
Rene www.AboutNames.ch
I think it is hard to really prove that the use of Jaeger as a given name in English is taken from the German word, but on the other hand it would be a strange coincidence if the two are not etymologically related at all, just written in the same way.
Rene www.AboutNames.ch
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